Killing Microbe Methods

Question 1

Moist heat microbial
control method where
temperature is raised
above 100 C by increasing
the atmospheric pressure
in the chamber.

Answer 1

Autoclaving

Question 2

Chemicals such as lodine,
Chlorine and Bromine that
are effective against
endospores and viruses

Answer 2

Halogens

Question 3

Group of chemicals
including one that can
remove prions from
medical instruments

Answer 3

Antimicrobial enzymes

Question 4

Chemicals like soaps and
detergents, that disrupt
the surface tension of
water and may also disrupt
microbial cell membranes

Answer 4

Surfactants

Question 5

Radiation with
wavelengths greater than
1nm, such as ultraviolet
light

Answer 5

Nonionizing radiation

Question 6

Removing the majority of
water to prevent microbial
growth, often used in food
preservation

Answer 6

Desiccation

Question 7

Methods to physically
separate microbes from
either air or liquid mediums

Answer 7

Filtration

Question 8

Most extreme form of dry
heat, which completely
destroys microbes

Answer 8

Incineration

Question 9

Moist heat method that
depends largely on time,
because the temperature
cannot reach above 100 C.

Answer 9

Boiling